diff --git a/package/iputils/iputils.mk b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
index 5b20d4f99e..0d260891e2 100644
--- a/package/iputils/iputils.mk
+++ b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ IPUTILS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += IPUTILS_MOVE_BINARIES
 
 # upstream requires distros to create symlink
 define IPUTILS_CREATE_PING6_SYMLINK
-	ln -sf $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/ping $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/ping6
+	ln -sf ping $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/ping6
 endef
 IPUTILS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += IPUTILS_CREATE_PING6_SYMLINK